Heresy

The former campaign strategist Steve Schmidt has come out in favor of gay marriage and or civil unions.

From ThinkProgress:

“I’m personally supportive of [marriage] equality for gay couples and I believe that it will happen over time,” he said. “I think that more and more Americans are insistent that, at a minimum, gay couples should be treated with respect and when they see a political party trying to stigmatize a group of people who are hardworking, who play by the rules, who raise decent families, they’re troubled by it.” […]

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“The attitudes of voters about gay marriage and about domestic partnership benefits for gay couples are changing very rapidly and for voters under the age of 30, they are completely disconnected from what has been Republican orthodoxy on these issues.”

The only question is how quickly will the Republican Party try to excommunicate Schmidt now that he has challenged party orthodoxy. It also should be said that he said he voted against Prop 8 so evidently this is not just a political move. Good on to him for having the courage to speak truth to power. Unfortunately I don't think his party is interested in change.